You know whats funny? Nearly all players agree on topics like
  • Astarion needs a better ending than burning in the sun with others laughing
  • Karlach needs a better ending
  • Wyll needs more content for him
  • Minthara needs to be fixed in general


But the only characters players can't seem to agree on are SH and Halsin (who were written by the same writer). If they had never added Halsin as a companion, people wouldn't even complain about SH.
People even try to seek some lessons in the questionable scenes to understand why it got added in first place, because it doesn't fit the narratives for the characters. Larian just traded good story for pseudo-polygamy and bear memes to sell more copies.
Best examples are the brothel, cheating with Mizora or Haarlep, where you don't really see any consequences from some characters (some of the more popular ones, to be precise, like SH, Astarion or Halsin).

Of course, this is just a game, but people enjoy games, they invest time and emotions in playing them (especially in games that offer relationships and love, in those you pick the character that you like the most or feel the deepest connection to). Anyone who has a relationship in real life should easily understand why you don't want to hear stuff like SH said from the person you love.

Originally Posted by Ehhhh123
You just know that if Halsin were short and unattractive he would have way more complaints against him.

It is just like this:


[img]https://9gag.com/gag/ajNwRqx[/img]

If Halsin was short and unattractive and his content would still be the same (which is 99.999% sex-driven) people would be disgusted and asking to remove it. Or they would ask him to use his wildshape more, for ... obvious reasons (at least this was a huge reason for some people to buy the game).


Originally Posted by Moongerm
Well, this thread certainly seems to be treading a line like an old banned one…

On my first run I completely avoided this dialogue unintentionally between Halsin and a romanced SH by not going up to the Drow twins at all, wouldn’t another remedy be not having Halsin in the party when you talk to those two too if you really insist on having a foursome?


Isn’t this kinda avoidable content? I specifically avoid Astrarion’s evil romance because of this very issue.

If someone has the information on what happens there, you can avoid it, yes. But imagine someone not reading any walkthrough / watching any videos before playing the game. The person romanced SH, likes Halsin as a party member and then gets hit with a disapproval when saying no. They will keep this in mind for the second time they play and this will influence their experience.
Besides that, you can't avoid the post-swim banter (at least not if you have Halsin in the party) and that one also leaves a bad taste.

Last edited by Filia; 25/12/23 08:21 AM.
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